Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (JIOR) is the flagship journal of the Indian Ocean Research Group Inc - https://indianoceanresearch.group - and it is also affiliated with the Indian Ocean Rim Association - IORA.

It publishes interdisciplinary social science and policy research on the nature and impact of the human uses of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and works to increase knowledge of a wide range of traditional and non-traditional security threats in order to maintain peace and stability in the IOR.

The journal seeks research articles, discussion papers, policy papers and book reviews on major Indian Ocean issues such as: -regional geopolitics- resource exploitation- conservation- maritime jurisdiction, coastal management, ocean laws, maritime security- underdevelopment- the problems of small island states- human and environmental security- human trade and cooperation- Interstate relations and non-traditional security threats thus constitute the substantive, but not necessarily exclusive, contents of the JIOR.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17898

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	66

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.266

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ‘Gender and climate change’: from impacts to discourses

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Sherilyn

• Maritime security and the Blue Economy: intersections and interdependencies in the Indian Ocean

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Michelle, Clive, Kamal, Robin, Alistair, Genevieve

• Major opportunities of blue economy development in Bangladesh

  Citation: 50

  Authors: M. Gulam, Pierre, A. Al, M. Khurshed

• Carbon sequestration and fluxes of restored mangroves in abandoned aquaculture ponds

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Frida, Maria, Catherine E.

• A roadmap to a sustainable Indian Ocean blue economy

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Lyndon E., Susan, Sharon

• Supporting blue economy agenda: fisheries, food security and climate change in the Indian Ocean

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Erika J.

• A new narrative for the Blue Economy and Blue Carbon

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Andrew D. L., Mathew A., Narnia

• Neglected no longer: the Indian Ocean at the forefront of world geopolitics and global geostrategy

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Christian, William

• Operation Phakisa and unlocking South Africa’s ocean economy

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Ken

• Chinese debt trap diplomacy: reality or myth?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Michal, Zdeněk

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